Senior Cyber Incident Response Lead

LRQA; Budock Water; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Professional growth opportunities

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Job summary

LRQA is seeking a Principal Security Consultant to join its Cyber Incident Response Team in a home-based UK role. You will lead incident responses, conduct investigations, and design training aligned to Mitre ATT&CK.

The role requires strong English communication, CREST CCIM, and a proactive approach to security leadership. You will manage responders and work with cross-functional teams to advance LRQA's cyber defenses, staying current with threats and industry developments.

Qualifications

• Strong incident management and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Solid understanding of Threat Actor TTPs.
• Strong commercial awareness.
• Ability to lead and mentor teams.
• Willingness to travel to UK and international locations.
• Able to join 24/7 on-call rota.

Responsibilities

• Lead the response to customer cyber incidents and coordinate LRQA's responders.
• Conduct solo investigations when required and apply mitigations.
• Design and deliver training aligned to MITRE ATT&CK and current threats.
• Maintain industry certifications and support LRQA's skills expansion.
• Develop IR policies, procedures and technical capabilities with leadership.
• Perform threat intelligence research and translate into actionable actions.
• Collaborate across teams to improve detection and response capabilities.

Skills

Incident management

English proficiency

Threat Actor TTPs

Commercial awareness

Autonomous work

Travel readiness

On-call availability

Education

CREST CCIM

CRIA

GIAC GCFA

GIAC GCIH

GNFA

UKSC Chartered / Principal IR

Job description

LRQA is seeking a Principal Security Consultant to join its Cyber Incident Response Team in a home-based UK role. You will lead incident responses, conduct investigations, and design training aligned to Mitre ATT&CK.

The role requires strong English communication, CREST CCIM, and a proactive approach to security leadership. You will manage responders and work with cross-functional teams to advance LRQA's cyber defenses, staying current with threats and industry developments.